Topic: Waterproof firelighters (Read 3774 times)

Rich.H · « **on:** February 16, 2015 »

Can't take any credit for this apart from seeing it and sharing here. It is just a simple twist on the cotton wool & vaseline concept. So simple you kick yourself and wonder why you hadn't thought of it sooner.

http://adoricchi.blogspot.it/2015/02/emergency-waterproof-fire-capsulehow-to.html

polroger · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2015 »

clever

RedLeader · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2015 »

That is pretty clever. I've never used vaseline and cotton wool, only wax and wool. Is it messy?

Here's the blog on the wax ones
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/blog/2014/01/making-your-own-solid-fuel-for-stoves/

stinkyfinn · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2015 »

I use vasealean and cotton wool all the time, greart stuff, and sometimes make my own storm matchs useing fat wood as the stick and coat the sulpher/phosphorus, with wax to water proof them, just scrape the wax off before you strike them, you can never have enough sources of fire i think,, birch bark is great in the wet along with pine resin, and spliting and fethering the wood helps a lot too

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